Turboglide

The Turboglide is a Chevrolet constant torque, continuously variable automatic transmission^[1] first offered as an option on Chevrolet V8 passenger cars for 1957. It consisted of a turbine-driven planetary gearbox with a 'switch pitch' dual-pitch torque converter stator. It had a die-cast aluminum transmission case, like Packard's Ultramatic of 1956. Turboglide cost about $50 more than the Powerglide 2-speed automatic. It was available in all V8-powered 1957-1961 Chevrolet models except the Corvette. General Motors produced 646,000 of these transmissions during its production.^[2]

^ Flory, Jr., J. "Kelly" (2008). American Cars, 1946-1959 Every Model Every Year. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-3229-5.
^ "The Mysterious Pile Of 1950s Transmissions Buried At The Site Of An Old GM Plant". Jalopnik. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

[1] Flory, Jr., J. "Kelly" (2008). American Cars, 1946-1959 Every Model Every Year. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-3229-5.

[2] "The Mysterious Pile Of 1950s Transmissions Buried At The Site Of An Old GM Plant". Jalopnik. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-18.

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